X-Bow and UNION Partner to Deliver Adaptive, Surge-Capable Manufacturing for Propulsion Systems

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow), the leading non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors (SRMs), sub-orbital launch solutions and defense technologies, and UEP, Inc. (d/b/a UNION Technologies, "UNION") today announced a partnership to build adaptive, surge–capable manufacturing capacity for propulsion systems across the defense industrial base.

The collaboration brings together X–Bow's modular propulsion–manufacturing architecture and UNION's software–defined factory stack to create manufacturing networks that can reconfigure rapidly, scale elastically, and operate as distributed production nodes. The companies aim to enable a new class of resilient, data–driven propulsion manufacturing suited to modern defense needs.

X–Bow's approach leverages standardized, plug–and–play production modules, while UNION provides real–time telemetry, configuration management, and digital process orchestration to enable faster iteration and disciplined execution. Together, the companies intend to address the industry's need for flexible manufacturing systems that can accommodate changing designs and respond to accelerated timelines.

Targeted outcomes of the partnership include a modular manufacturing architecture engineered to shorten changeover cycles, an energetics–production approach intended to reduce bottlenecks, a node–based model that supports enhanced throughput and distributed capacity, digitally orchestrated production modules for synchronized execution, and smaller, standardized footprints suitable for rapid deployment.

"Defense production must be able to scale, adapt, and regionalize quickly," said Maureen Gannon, Co–Founder and Chief Growth Officer of X–Bow Systems. "Our modular propulsion manufacturing approach, combined with UNION's digital backbone, accelerates everything from design iteration to throughput."

Garrett Unclebach, CEO of UNION, added, "UNION's software delivers disciplined, data–verified manufacturing control at mission scale. When paired with X–Bow's modular processes, it enables fast reconfiguration and consistent execution across distributed production nodes."

Supported by venture investment and strategic government partnerships, X–Bow and UNION are advancing a configuration–driven manufacturing model designed to strengthen the nation's defense industrial base and meet emerging requirements for surge–ready, regionally distributed propulsion production.

About X-Bow Systems
Since 2016, X-Bow Systems has rapidly evolved into the non-traditional leader in advanced solid rocket motor manufacturing and sub-orbital launch services, spearheading American reindustrialization in the new defense industrial base. Guided by its mission to "build fast, field faster, deliver now," X-Bow is addressing critical munitions shortages and gaps in defense and space sectors through proprietary energetics technology, vertical integration from propellant development to full rocket assembly, and end-to-end launch capabilities. Backed by prominent aerospace and venture capital investors—including Crosslink Capital, Razor's Edge Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Boeing, Arkenstone Capital, The Capital Factory, Upsher Management Company, Event Horizon Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures—X-Bow is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a dedicated R&D facility in Socorro, NM. The company has additional presence in Texas, Mississippi, California, Alabama, Colorado, Utah, Maryland, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.XBowSystems.com.

About UNION:
UNION Technologies is reindustrializing America's defense manufacturing base with a next-generation, software-driven Factories-as-a-Stockpile model, integrating advanced robotics, manufacturing execution software, and continuous improvement methods into sovereign factory systems at scale. Faction is UNION's manufacturing execution system, orchestrating factory processes, products, and personnel in real time. Fabric is UNION's supervisory control and data acquisition platform, connecting and normalizing data from machines, infrastructure, and industrial subsystems. Together, they create a closed-loop manufacturing platform built to drive high-integrity data, disciplined execution, and real-time operational control at mission scale. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas. Learn more at union.tech.

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